Arts And Entertainment
The Theater: ‘Savage Arts” at the Marsh
By Ken Bullock, Special to The Planet
Friday February 15, 2008
Savage Arts, a solo piece written and performed by Berkeley playwright Sharon Eberhardt, which concerns an actual murder and trial that focused on witchcraft and Native American beliefs in 1930 Buffalo, N.Y., will have its final performances 8 p.m. tonight (Friday) and tomorrow night (Saturday) at The Marsh in San Francisco’s Mission District.
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Hope Briggs Brings ‘A Musical Valentine’ to Herbst Theatre
Friday February 15, 2008
Celebrated soprano Hope Briggs will return to the Bay Area for an intimate musical afternoon following rave reviews for starring roles in opera houses and recital halls throughout the U.S. and Europe. “A Musical Valentine” takes place on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 3 p.m. at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave. Tickets are $50, $40 and $25. Call City Box Office at (415)392-4400 or visit www.cityboxoffice.com.
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Project Opera Stages Leoncavallo’s ‘Pagliacci’
By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 12, 2008
Pagliacci, Leoncavallo’s “gritty realism” classic of verismo opera, the tale of the fatal crossover between stage and real life in a troupe of carnival performers, will be performed by Project Opera, founded by musical director-conductor Robert Ashens, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights at the Hillside Club, on Cedar near Spruce, a venue associated with the beginnings and early years of Berkeley Opera—and one which has recently seen a diverse renaissance of concert programming.
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Historical Society Opens GAR Vet Group Records
By John Aronovici
Tuesday February 12, 2008
Items on Display at Berkeley Main Library
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